The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-02-20
BREvITIES.
PERSONAL ARAGRAPHs. MINOR MEN
TON. ANDLOCAL LACONICs.
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Served Up I'm Condensed shape ABOUT
Folks You Know, and Interesting Items
Happily and Hastily Hit.

servsd I'm I'm Condensed Shape About
Folks You Know, and Interesting Items
Happily and Hastily Hit.
Range of thermometer at Spence, Ty-
rec & Co.'S shoe house, Broad street,
February 10Th, 1887: am, 54'; IL m''
640; pm. 630; pm, co..
Mr.. Malcolm NJ Brown, of Alexandra,
returned to that city yesterday evening
A gutter has been laid on the east side
OF Jefferson street between Main ana
Cary.
Mr.. Charles B. Ryan left for Louisville
yesterday after a pleasant visit OF over
week
The Wallace Villa combination played
to very good audiences in Petersburg
last week
Right Rev. Bishop Whittle will preach
at old St. Johns church this morning at
II o'clock.
Rev Pike Powers, of Richmond,
breaches at the Church of the Epiphany
Danville, to-day
Nos. So, "a, 159, and 297 won the gold
watches at the club-drawings of Goddard
& Moses last night.
Song services conducted by Mr.. j. ID.
K Sleight at the Male Orphan asylum
this evening at 4 o'clock.
Partners in Crime" kept up its inter
est to the last, and the farewell perform
ances yesterday were well attended.
Presiding Elder J. p. Garland went
down to HenricO county yesterday. Ills
quarterly meeting is being held there.
A large force of convicts were at work
Yesterday at Jefferson and Beverly streets
cutting down high embankment at that
point.
A well-selected programme OF both
vocal and instrumental music has been
arranged for tomorrow nights Mozart
musicale
Mr.. J. Horace Gill writes from Mon
treal, Canada, that the ice carnival IN that
city exceeded all previous efforts in its
magniicence.
w. II. Madison yesterday removed the
effects of his late daughter from the City
Sergeant's office They consisted OF two
boxes and trunk.
A number of well-known citizens and
some strangers, lead by Manager Castine,
of the Academy, will visit the battlefield
of Seven Pines to-day.
The Howitzers musicale was specially
noticeable for the number of lovely young
ladies who attended, and for the beauty
of some of the toilettes.
Captain John A. Curtis has sold the
steam-tug Vulcan to David LennoX, of
New Jersey. The tug was delivered to
her new owner yesterday
The concert at West Point will take
place tomorrow night instead of Tuesday
night. Misses Julia NJ. Kelley and Miss
Webster, of this city, will take part.
Mr.. Miron Lefiingwell, the leading man
of the Janish troop, is son of the late
NJ. w. Lefiingwell, the great comedian
and the original and only Romeo Jdt6r
JeaktnS
! The question is asked, "Will Richmond
take in Manchester?' Well, it took ii in
pretty well in the free bridge business,
and might do the like again if given the
chances.
The present term of the Supreme Court
will end next Friday, and the next session
will begin here about March 9TH. The
Court meets at Wytheyille in June and at
Stanton in September.
The anniversary of the Young Mems
Christian Association will be held to-
night at the Second Baptist church.
Hon. f. A. Johnson, member of Congress
from New York, will speak.
Adiutant- GeneralJam Mcdonald yes
terday sent over TO Petersburg saddles
/ lr.:l1oo g., +bo Cfficarc Of II T.
battery of Petersburg. They were di'
rected to Captain Truisheim.
Mr.. John f. Jones, one of the best
| known and most popular citizens of Hen
rico, died Yesterday aged fifty-six years.
Funeral to-day at 70 o'clock m. from his
late residence, Cedar Grove"
seThe entertainment at Sanger Halle
Friday night, under the auspices of the
Little Violets Society Of Grace church,
was perfect success. The tableaux
were exceedingly pretty and amusing.
Collections in this district for the week
ending Friday, February 10: Saturday,
s6,293.S6; Monday, S5,S0132; Tuesday,
S6.196.90; Wednesday, $3,97294; Thurs
day, $5,521 As; Friday, S4,971Sl-total,
$50, 7642S.
Rev. Dr. c. c. Biting Of Philadelphia,
formerly of Richmond, has been re-elect-
ed supreme commander of the Supreme
Lodge of the order of the Golden Chain.
The Supreme Lodge, which has been in
session in Baltimore, has adjourned.
President Alfred Sully, First Vice
President r. NJ. Logan, Directors James
b. Pace, T.. d. Christian, and several
other railroad gentlemen left yesterday
afternoon in special train for West
Point to look at the Richmond and Dan
vile property there.
In the City Circuit Court yesterday, on
motion of the Attorney-General, Judge
Wexford gave a judgment against w. q.
Leavelle, late treasurer of Sussex county,
for $9,1f624, balance due the Common
wealth on license and revenue taxes for
the years 1885 and 1886.
Mr.. II. O. Williams, State Secretary of
the Young Mems Christian Association,
has returned from his work in AleXan-
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